Rhode Island State Senator

Jacob Bissaillon 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 16)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2237

Introduced
1/23/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $3,000,000 to the Rhode Island Food Bank.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2273

Introduced
1/23/26  
Sets the zoning statewide for “family child care homes” to no fewer than twelve (12) children maximum.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2208

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
4/29/26  
Engrossed
5/7/26  
Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2265

Introduced
1/23/26  
Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2334

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
5/14/26  
Engrossed
5/19/26  
Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2295

Introduced
1/23/26  
Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2240

Introduced
1/23/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE ELISHA PROJECT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Elisha Project.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2272

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2299

Introduced
1/23/26  
Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2294

Introduced
1/23/26  
Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2330

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles and rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter to be promulgated by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2269

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2324

Introduced
1/23/26  
Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2303

Introduced
1/23/26  
Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2323

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.